Magna Carta

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1. Magna Carta - Noun

2. Magna Carta - Proper noun

Meaning

the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215

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The parliament intended to have hanged him, and he expected no less, but resolved to be hanged with the Bible under one arm and Magna Carta under the other. John Aubrey

I mentioned the Magna Carta. That's the foundations of modern law. We will soon be commemorating the 800th anniversary. We won't be celebrating it – more likely interring what little is left of its bones after the flesh has been picked off by Bush and Obama and their colleagues in Europe. Noam Chomsky

The Magna Carta was the first class-based charter, enforced on the monarchy by the rising class. Guy Standing

We're worth a lot of dough. Whatever you see is antiques. This thing here. This is from - I don't remember exactly. I think it's the Renaissance or the Magna Carta or something. But that's where it's from. Woody Allen

Magna Carta is the Law: Let the King look out. Stanley Baldwin

I do think that Magna Carta and international law are worth paying some attention to. Noam Chomsky

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